A TALENTED young dressage rider from Tavistock is on course to compete for Britain after success in a national contest in Bedfordshire earlier this month.

Ella Glennon came tenth overall and second in the U21 section at the Keysoe CDI in Bedfordshire, up against the best riders in the country who had already got through two tough qualifiers. Ella attends Tavistock College.

A spokesperson for the Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust, which runs the school, said: ‘Many congratulations to Ella Glennon on her success in her recent dressage competition which involved a round trip of 17 hours of travelling. Ella, her family and her team were thrilled with her performance, where she was awarded medium silver in a class of 58 riders. The standard was exceptional! With much more established partnerships and some serious horsepower! This was a massive achievement on a pony that Ella has trained since it was broken in. She is now on track for the British team.’